Josh O'Connor

Biography

Overview (2) Born May 20, 1990 in Cheltenham, England, UK Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) Mini Bio (1) Josh O'Connor is a British actor, originally from Cheltenham, England. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has become known to a wide audience for portraying Prince Charles in the Netflix series The Crown, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA. He is also known from God's Own Country (2017), and the series The Durrells and Les Misérables. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jerry Strachan Trivia (7) His aunt (mother's sister) is writer and commentator Madeleine Bunting. His maternal grandfather was sculptor John Bunting. Good friend of actor Alec Secareanu. They worked together on God's Own Country (2017). Owns a decorative sheep given to him by God's Own Country (2017) director, Francis Lee. Joined the 'Clifton Hot Air Balloon Appreciation Society' when he was younger, even though he never went up in a balloon because he had (and still has) a fear of heights. A movie, a book and song he would take with him if he was stranded on an island would be: The Great Beauty (2013) (movie) The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster (book) Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Spring (song). Both of his maternal grandparents were artists. They taught him how to draw, which is something he has continued. Is of Irish, English, Scottish, Ashkenazi Jewish and Sephardi Jewish descent.